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01-30-2013, 03:43 PM #134
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Re: Flacco uses the R-word....great....
Let me just point out, for people who wanted to turn this into a left vs right issue...
My in-laws are huge Tea Party conservatives. And yeah, they are ready to condemn Flacco over it.
Now full disclosure, they ARE Redskins fans...I'm just pointing out, it's not "just liberals".
At this point, because Flacco made his coup-de-grace at Media Day and put out a more thorough statement of apology, I have no problem, because it was obviously a slip up and he noted his association with the Special Olympics. But there are people who apparently want to condemn him either way. And again, not just "the liberals".
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“When I think of a Baltimore Raven - we go in there, we take your lunch box, we take your sandwich, we take your juice box, we take your applesauce, and we take your spork and we break it. And we leave you with an empty lunch. That’s the Baltimore Raven way.” - Steve Smith Sr.
Call me a Special Teams coach again. I dare you! I double dare you, MFer!
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Re: Flacco uses the R-word....great....
It's not a liberal vs conservative or left vs right issue.
The world is far more diverse than people falling into one of two sides of a world view.
I wouldn't care if Ronald Reagan came out said please don't say X it offends people, or if Obama said it's okay to say X regardless it's your right. I can say what I want when I want and so can anyone else.
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01-30-2013, 03:56 PM #136
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Re: Flacco uses the R-word....great....
Agreed, but if you look back over the whole thread, there were a few references to "lefty" or "left" or "liberal". Just saying...
Now again, my brother-in-law has Cerebral Palsy, so a lot of my position on the issue came from them and working with my brother-in-law, so I can see why it would upset them too, but a few people on here said they were in similar situations with a family member having a mental disability, and saw no issue with the word because the context was not intended to be derogatory..
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“When I think of a Baltimore Raven - we go in there, we take your lunch box, we take your sandwich, we take your juice box, we take your applesauce, and we take your spork and we break it. And we leave you with an empty lunch. That’s the Baltimore Raven way.” - Steve Smith Sr.
Call me a Special Teams coach again. I dare you! I double dare you, MFer!
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Re: Flacco uses the R-word....great....
I've worked with people who were "retarded" or mental disabled, what ever you want to call them. Very rewarding to help some of the nicest people in the world who wouldn't hurt a fly and can't help themselves.
That said, I've used the word, I've heard other people say retard. I don't care nor does it bother me that Joe said it. I just don't see the point in getting worked up or offended by someone using a word. What's the old saying "sticks and stones..."
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01-30-2013, 07:32 PM #138Legendary RSR Poster
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Re: Flacco uses the R-word....great....
Mon ami, I agree that we should all try to be civil to each other. IMO problem is that over the past 30 years or so, we have become a Politically Correct society where speech is disected to the max. If joe had said "mentally challenged" instead of the "R" word (see, it can't even be posted now), would that make his intent any different? No, but the PC crowd would rather vilify someone rather than understand the spirit of his/her words... Bc
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01-30-2013, 10:36 PM #139
Re: Flacco uses the R-word....great....
My Ravens Blog: Brittany Rants About Football
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01-30-2013, 10:42 PM #140
Re: Flacco uses the R-word....great....
Actually, the first two points I made (that everyone has their own moral compass and that calling me pretentious is a useless logical fallacy) are facts, not opinions.
The last point, of course, IS my opinion, which is why I said it. And trust me, I am far from "butthurt" over the realization that someone I do not know might have a questionable sense of care for his fellow man. If anything, you've acted like the "butthurt" one, screaming about the things you "don't give a shit" about and calling people "pussies."My Ravens Blog: Brittany Rants About Football
Ravens-Redskins: Dissecting the Final Drive
"The days are long. But the years are short." - John Harbaugh
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01-31-2013, 12:05 AM #141Pro Bowl Poster
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